Reduced memory graphics-to-raster scan converter
First Claim
1. A system for superimposing data on an all-raster scanned video display comprising:
- means for providing a video signal;
first memory means for storing data for a fraction of one raster field;
second memory means for storing data for a successive fraction of the raster field; and
means for alternately multiplexing the data from said first memory means and the data from said second memory means with said video data to form a video output signal for use in providing a display of the video signal with superimposed data.
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Abstract
A system and technique is disclosed which enables a reduction in memory for the display of superimposed data (alpha-numerics, symbols and graphics) in an all-raster scanned display. A video signal containing information to be displayed on a video monitor by raster scanning techniques is multiplexed with the output of a storage device containing information representing data for controlling the intensity of specific points on the monitor during the raster scan. The intensity is controlled by the signals from memory to produce data on the video monitor as an overlay to the normal video display produced by the video signal. In one embodiment, the storage device is formed by two separate memory areas having a size substantially less than the total number of lines forming one raster field of the video display. The first memory area is multiplexed with the video signal while the second memory area is being filled and the second memory area is multiplexed with the video signal while the first memory area is being filled. This process is repeated a predetermined number of times for each field scan of the video display.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for superimposing data on an all-raster scanned video display comprising:
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means for providing a video signal; first memory means for storing data for a fraction of one raster field; second memory means for storing data for a successive fraction of the raster field; and means for alternately multiplexing the data from said first memory means and the data from said second memory means with said video data to form a video output signal for use in providing a display of the video signal with superimposed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An all-raster scanned video system comprising:
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means for providing a composite video signal having analog information and horizontal/vertical sync signals; means responsive to said composite video for providing an output of said horizontal/vertical sync signals; means for providing data to be superimposed on the video signal of a raster-scanned video display; means for receiving said data and responsive to the outputs of said horizontal/vertical sync signals for providing and updating successive outputs of data representing the data to be displayed on fractional parts of a raster field; first memory means for storing data from said outputs of data representing a fractional part of a raster field; second memory means for storing data from said outputs of data representing a successive fractional part of a raster field; means responsive to the outputs of said horizontal/vertical sync signals to cause alternate outputs of said data stored in said first and second memory means; and multiplexer means for alternately receiving the output of one of said memory means representing data from a fractional part of said raster scan while data for a successive fractional part of said raster scan is being stored in the other of said memory means and combining that output with the video signal for superimposing the data on the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for superimposing data on the analog video of an all-raster scanned video system comprising:
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providing an analog video signal; storing data representing a fraction of the raster field on which data is to be superimposed; storing data representing a successive fraction of the raster field on which data is to be superimposed; and alternately and successively combining the stored data representing fractional fields with said analog video signal to form successive raster fields and successive frames of a video display having superimposed data.
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